Europe EditionMillions of Honeybees Abuzz After Truck Overturns in Washington State
- About 250 million honeybees escaped after a semitruck carrying 70,000 pounds of hives overturned near Lynden, Washington, on Friday morning.
- The overturn likely resulted from the driver failing to navigate a tight turn, though exact cause remains unclear, and the driver was uninjured.
- Local deputies, public works employees, bee experts, and over two dozen beekeepers responded to recover, restore, and reset the displaced hives.
- Deputy Matt Klein described being covered in bees and reported stings to beekeepers and deputies, while officials advised the public to avoid the area within 200 yards.
- The effort aims to save as many bees as possible since honeybees pollinate over 100 crops vital to the food supply amid long-term declines of pollinators.
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14 Million Honeybees Escape After Truck Overturns
A sleepy stretch of highway near Lynden, Washington turned into something out of a nightmare Friday morning after a semi truck hauling 70,000 pounds of active honey bee hives rolled over before sunrise. Within hours, millions of bees were in the air, forming dense clouds around the wreck. The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office first reported that 250 million bees had escaped. That number was later walked back to a more accurate—but still staggering…
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